FOOD NEWS 5/12

Cluckin’ good chicken salad and bangin’ smashburgers

Steven Keith

May 17, 20233 min read

Cluckin’ good chicken salad and bangin’ smashburgers

Dancing Dog Ice Cream Cafe scoops up great lunch options, plus a new cafe is coming to Charleston's Clay Center.

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New festival full of delicious Mediterranean treats and sweets

Steven Keith

May 10, 20233 min read

New festival full of delicious Mediterranean treats and sweets

Despite a little rain on Sunday, the inaugural Saint George Festival outside Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Cathedral on Court S

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Charleston Nano Brewing opens new outdoor beer garden

Steven Keith

May 3, 20233 min read

Charleston Nano Brewing opens new outdoor beer garden

New restaurants, new outdoor dining, new opening dates and a new beer garden? It’s another big week in local food news. Let’s dig in, shall

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Lefty’s Place pizzas coming to Short Story in Charleston

Steven Keith

Apr 26, 20233 min read

Lefty’s Place pizzas coming to Short Story in Charleston

Short Story Brewing Charleston has beer (and pizza!) fans all excited with the announcement that popular Morgantown-based pizza joint Lefty’

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Food festivals and events fill the next three weekends

Steven Keith

Apr 19, 20234 min read

Food festivals and events fill the next three weekends

Food festival season is upon us, with three big ones planned over the next three weekends.

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WV Food Truck Festival returns to Putnam County

Steven Keith

Apr 12, 20233 min read

WV Food Truck Festival returns to Putnam County

Plus another helping of food news on local restaurant openings and closings.

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Fazio's for sale, Books and Brews closes, Swine Barrel opens

Steven Keith

Apr 5, 20233 min read

Fazio's for sale, Books and Brews closes, Swine Barrel opens

Whew! From the good to the bad to the uncertain, it sure was a big week in local restaurant news. But even some of the sadder announcements

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Schoolhouse Hotel’s restaurant trying to make the grade

Steven Keith

Mar 29, 20233 min read

Schoolhouse Hotel’s restaurant trying to make the grade

A duo of business and pleasure trips led me to the Greenbrier Valley twice over the past month, where I got to check out a couple of new res

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Breathe in this cute café, wine and beer shop in Cross Lanes

Steven Keith

Mar 22, 20233 min read

Breathe in this cute café, wine and beer shop in Cross Lanes

The only thing better than finding a new local restaurant to visit is when you discover it’s pretty darn good, too.

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Bodacious BBQ? Find it and much more at Carnivore

Steven Keith

Mar 14, 20233 min read

Bodacious BBQ? Find it and much more at Carnivore

My recent praise for South Texas Barbecue Co. in Weston generated a ton of buzz, which reminded me of another local BBQ joint folks are pret

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Charleston taps new ‘Brewers Row’ district downtown

Steven Keith

Mar 8, 20233 min read

Charleston taps new ‘Brewers Row’ district downtown

Designated section of Summers Street celebrates the city's growing craft beer scene.

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Let’s go for a Dip … of delicious down-home food

Steven Keith

Feb 22, 20233 min read

Let’s go for a Dip … of delicious down-home food

Who’s ready to Dip into some phenomenally good home-cookin’ made with oodles of heart and soul?

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Just head north for tasty South Texas Barbecue Co.

Steven Keith

Feb 15, 20233 min read

Just head north for tasty South Texas Barbecue Co.

I’m always on the hunt to discover exciting new restaurants when I travel.

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Stonewall Resort’s Appalachian Dinner Series is a spirited hit

Steven Keith

Feb 8, 20235 min read

Stonewall Resort’s Appalachian Dinner Series is a spirited hit

If you’re looking for a great food and spirits-filled weekend nestled in relaxing and gorgeous surroundings, set your GPS to Stonewall Resor

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James Beard honors, FeastivALL and the return of Donuts

Steven Keith

Feb 1, 20234 min read

James Beard honors, FeastivALL and the return of Donuts

In case you missed this truly huge local food news last week, our little ol’ town of Charleston had not one, but two, chefs named as semifin

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Barkadas joins Restaurant Week, new Hens & Heifers coming

Steven Keith

Jan 25, 20233 min read

Barkadas joins Restaurant Week, new Hens & Heifers coming

With the start of Charleston Restaurant Week just days away, there’s a flurry of folks still scrambling to score last-minute reservations at

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This year's Charleston Restaurant Week menus are here!

Steven Keith

Jan 18, 20235 min read

This year's Charleston Restaurant Week menus are here!

For the first time all in one place – and for the first time some of them have even been seen by the public – I have the complete list of al

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Charleston Restaurant Week returns for 10th anniversary

Steven Keith

Jan 11, 20233 min read

Charleston Restaurant Week returns for 10th anniversary

Charleston Restaurant Week returns, Rollin’ Smoke BBQ reopens, Mountain Pie closes and a new Chick-fil-A is coming. It’s a big week in local

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A hit in Hurricane, Bubbarino’s adding a second location

Steven Keith

Jan 4, 20233 min read

A hit in Hurricane, Bubbarino’s adding a second location

They say things aren’t always as they seem. But as I learned during an unexpected discovery in Hurricane recently, that’s not always a bad t

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Crumbl Cookies planning to open a location in Charleston

Steven Keith

Dec 28, 20222 min read

Crumbl Cookies planning to open a location in Charleston

It may be a little late for Christmas cookies, but not for cookie news. National chain Crumbl Cookies has announced it plans to open a locat

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